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Kjarrá–Thervá River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Kjarrá–Þverá River, located about 115 kilometers from Reykjavík in western Iceland, is a 64-kilometer glacial river known for its salmon fishing. The upper river, closer to the glacier, is Kjarrá; the in-between is Örnólfsdalsá; the lower river, closer to the sea and "below the fence above Örnólfsdal," is Thervá (Icelandic: Þverá). Kjarrá is a tributary of the glacial river Hvítá (Icelandic: Tvídægra), and has tributaries of its own: Litla-Thvera, Krókavatnsá, and Lambá. The river is part of the Borgarfjörður ecosystem. Kjarrá and Þverá each have their own fishing lodge, "limited to seven rods each." 64.6915°N 21.0715°E / 64.6915; 21.0715

Flows through: Iceland.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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